Birthday Madrigals by John Rutter (1945-). For SATB choir, double bass and/or piano (both optional). Double Bass. Pieces & Studies. Double bass part. 8 pages. Duration 16'. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193380264).
ISBN 9780193380264. Pieces & Studies. 12 x 8 inches.
For SATB with optional double bass and optional piano. These pieces may be performed individually or as a five-movement suite. Numbers 1, 4, and 5 are also published for upper voices and keyboard as Three Birthday Madrigals. The music captures the varied moods of the words with their rapture, sorrow, humour, and vitality in a way which makes these classic madrigal texts come alive for contemporary audiences.